IBM Completes Acquisition of Confluent, Making Real Time Data the Engine of Enterprise AI and Agents

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IBM completed its acquisition of Confluent for $31 per share, an enterprise value of roughly $11 billion, bringing Confluent's data-streaming platform into IBM's portfolio. The integration will stream live operational events into IBM's watsonx.data and connect Confluent with IBM Z, IBM MQ, and webMethods to enable real-time, governed data for AI models, agents, and automated workflows. The combined offering targets enterprises moving AI from experimentation to production by delivering continuously refreshed, trusted data across hybrid and on-premises environments. IBM plans to leverage Confluent across IBM Consulting and partners to build event-driven architectures and accelerate AI-driven decisioning and automation at scale.

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Confluent

$1M to $5M